| 1. | I      have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 40-F of Seabridge Gold Inc (the      “Issuer”): |
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| 2. | Based      on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this      report; |
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| 3. | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects      the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this    report; |
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| 4. | The      issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules      13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and  have: |
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|   | a) | Designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the issuer, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is      being prepared; |
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|   | b) | Designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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|   | c) | Evaluated      the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and      presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of      the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period      covered by this annual report based on such evaluation;  and |
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|   | d) | Disclosed      in this annual report any change in the issuer's internal control over      financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual      report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially      affect, the issuer's internal control over financial reporting;      and |
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|   | 5.      The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on      our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,      to the issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of      directors (or persons performing the equivalent  functions): |
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|   | a) | All      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which      are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial information;      and |
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|   | b) | Any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control      over financial reporting. |
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| Date:      March 25, 2010 | By:    | /S/ RUDI P.      FRONK                   |   |
|                      |   | Rudi      P. FronkPresident      and CEO |   |
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